External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy
Italy: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 13.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2021, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy stood at 13.1%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy peaked at 39.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2021.
That places Italy 125th out of 181 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 29.0% | — |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 39.4% | +20.7% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -39.9% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | -9.9% |
| 2008 | 16.5% | -30.7% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +15.6% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 17.9% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 16.0% | -10.4% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -18.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 13.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 41% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Italy's 13.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 17.9%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 29.0% | 39.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 15.4% | 27.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 13.5% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 16.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More financial sector data for Italy
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 67.01 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.77 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Italy was 13.1% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Italy ranks 125th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.